Lawrence had just fastened his seatbelt and was quite surprised by Kenneth's question, "Kenneth? Why are you asking this?"
She had known Kenneth for over a decade, and Kenneth had never asked her anything about her dad.
Not only had he never asked, he also avoided the topic cautiously, as if he feared stepping on her "landmine."
Lawrence had noticed long ago but never thought it was a bad thing, which is why she was puzzled by Kenneth's question now.
Kenneth was at a loss for words for a moment before he said curiously, "We've known each other for so many years. You grew up without a dad. Haven't you ever asked Auntie Gabrielle about it?"
Gabrielle had divorced and returned home with a three-year-old daughter and had been the subject of much gossip among the older ladies.
But she and Nick Zeller had protected Lawrence well, so she rarely faced that kind of behind-the-back sniping.
